Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857424259
- ISBN
- 9780857424259
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€ 17.99€ 15.47
€ 17.99
€ 15.47
Hardback. Alshaer's book offers a subtle and historically grounded reading of modern Arabic poetry, emphasising the aesthetic integration of politics within poetic form. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3JH; 3JJ; DSC; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043199
- ISBN
- 9781849043199
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€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Hardcover. Focusses on a major revaluation of experimental poetry's social function in the US. The author explores the direct and practical relationships avant garde poets have had with power politics, social organization and cultural movements. It provides detailed readings of major poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682850
- ISBN
- 9780748682850
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Condition: New
€ 106.33€ 102.99
€ 106.33
€ 102.99
Paperback. What is the role of the senses in the creation and reception of poetry? This work traces the path of the aesthetic in search of an explanation for the role of poetry in culture. It draws on readings from the ancient Greeks to the postmoderns to explain how poetry creates meaning between persons. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774145
- ISBN
- 9780226774145
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.48
€ 38.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. An in-depth examination of the Mexican ballad tradition of the corrido and its complex relationship with violence Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; AVGH; DSC; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075629
- ISBN
- 9780252075629
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. This analysis of the historical position of Paul Celan's poetry addresses the question of a lyric language that would not be the expression of subjectivity. Translator(s): Tarnowski, Andrea. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734271
- ISBN
- 9780804734271
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. The Derveni Papyrus, discovered accidentally in 1962, is the oldest known European "book." This book addresses many open questions about the papyrus, including its authorship, the context of the peculiar chthonic ritual described in the text, and the relationship of the author and the ritual to the so-called Orphic texts. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 268 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726765
- ISBN
- 9780674726765
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€ 27.99€ 24.73
€ 27.99
€ 24.73
paperback. Includes examples of poetry, interviews of poets, and practical exercises and discussion of poetry writing as a method. This book helps students to consider the importance of form and function in poetry for qualitative methods. It answers the question of how to teach the creation and evaluation of poetry. Series: Developing Qualitative Inquiry. Num Pages: 160 pages, poems, references, index. BIC Classification: DSC; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781598744019
- ISBN
- 9781598744019
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Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. What happens when poetry deals explicitly with a serious theological issue? In this text, Jim Rhodes seeks one answer to that question by analyzing the symbiotic relationship that existed between theology and poetry in 14th-century England. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; DSC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038700
- ISBN
- 9780268038700
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Paperback. A guide to reading, writing and appreciating poetry - the fun and easy way. Advice is given on how to polish and submit work to journals and literary publications, and a list of the best publications for first-time poets is included. Num Pages: 336 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764552724
- ISBN
- 9780764552724
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. A collection of poems produced between the mid-fourteenth and late sixteenth centuries. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek; Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DCQ; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 121 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229872
- ISBN
- 9780631229872
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Condition: New
€ 42.47
€ 42.47
Hardcover. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390. Writings on Contemporary Arts and Aesthetics. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight: 386.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647446
- ISBN
- 9780748647446
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Condition: New
€ 106.33€ 102.83
€ 106.33
€ 102.83
Paperback. Presents a major study of the Peruvian poet Cesar Vallejo (1892-1938). This title combines readings of Vallejo's writings with cultural, historical, and theoretical analysis, connecting Vallejo - and Latin American poetry - to the broader panorama of international modernism and the avant-garde. Series: Flashpoints. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262294
- ISBN
- 9780520262294
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Poetry in Theory: An Anthology 1900--2000 brings together key critical and theoretical texts from the twentieth century which have animated debates about modern poetry. * Helps readers to think critically about the nature of modern poetry, and to engage with broader questions about aesthetics, language, culture and imagination. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225546
- ISBN
- 9780631225546
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Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Hardback. Brings together key critical and theoretical texts from the twentieth century which have animated debates about modern poetry. This book helps readers to think critically about the nature of modern poetry, and to engage with broader questions about aesthetics, language, culture and imagination. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225539
- ISBN
- 9780631225539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.30
€ 161.30
Paperback. 140 pages. Poetry Masterclass is more than just a reference book, it is also a supremely practical handbook including well over a hundred creative writing ideas for teachers, students and fledgling poets. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBV; DSC. Dimension: 130 x 200 x 12. Weight: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906075583
- ISBN
- 9781906075583
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.46
€ 14.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of the poetic work of one of the important Spanish poets of the 20th century, Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958). This lyrical production of this author covers the first half of the 20th century and develops from aestheticist fin de siecle poetry to abstract, quasi-religious writing at the end of his life. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763536479
- ISBN
- 9788763536479
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.32
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Paperback. Through readings of elegies, self-elegies, war poems and the blues, this book covers a wide range of poets, including Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, W.H. Auden, Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney. It is grounded in genre theory and in the psychoanalysis of mourning. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703404
- ISBN
- 9780226703404
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. For the first time, the full canon of poetry from Scotland is available to readers in one volume. The Poetry of Scotland presents all the major, and many less well-known Scottish poets in a broad historical perspective from the fourteenth century to the present day. Num Pages: 752 pages, notes, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AF; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606078
- ISBN
- 9780748606078
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.46
€ 41.99
€ 37.46
Paperback. Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405896184
- ISBN
- 9781405896184
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Condition: New
€ 11.40
€ 11.40
Paperback. A groundbreaking anthology containing the work of poets who have witnessed war, imprisonment, torture, and slavery. Editor(s): Forche, Carolyn; Wu, Duncan. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340426
- ISBN
- 9780393340426
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91
Paperback. A compilation of classic poems from the beloved Radio 4 series. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, commentary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780460878241
- ISBN
- 9780460878241
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.90
€ 8.99
€ 7.90
Hardcover. Stahl's new monograph is the most thorough study so far to question modern Virgilian criticism on philological grounds. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910589045
- ISBN
- 9781910589045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.99
€ 97.99
Hardcover. Poetry, Photography, Ekphrasis is a detailed study of the ekphrasis of photography in poetry since the 19th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20. BIC Classification: AJ; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381908
- ISBN
- 9781781381908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.12
€ 141.12